Roost



Sept. 18, 1928.

H. F. THUMANN BOOST Filed Nov.'5, 1926 Qu/MM El 7 @faery MM Patented Sept. 18, 1928.

UNITED sin HENRYr. THUMANN, or. nnnrinni), ennemies.v

BOOST.

A".ltpploatioii rledNovember 5, 1926. Serial] 110514.63108.

l'My invention relates to roosts for chickens and other fowl.

The purpose `of the invention is to pro- :vide a'roost of-simple, durable and iiieXpen sive construction having' parts so con structed and arrangedas to protect the roost :members proper against access by vermin such as mites, lice and so on. v

YGenerally speaking it is my object to provide a chicken roost so constructed andarranged that it Will be sanitary and caii'be readily and easily cleaned.

'Inth-is connectionfit is my purpose to provide a complete unitaryy structure made of paitswvliich lcan be 'readily adjusted for facilitating cleaning, n

Particularly it is my purpose to provide a chicken roost having parts so arranged tl'iat theroostI members pre-per lare mounted in such a Wayto2 prevent as far as possible,

the lcollecting undesirable vermin thereon;

'lVith these and other objects'in vievv my invention*consists in the construction, arrang'eineiitf'an'd"combination of the various parts of my device, ivhereby'the objects con templatedare attained, 'as 'hereinafter more l"fully-setfiortlnpointed"out in my claims, and 1 illustrated in the accompanying draW- ings, in which:

I+`igure lisla perspective'vieW-'of a roost embodying my invention.

*FigurefQ is :in-elevation of my roost, cer- Atain parts lbeing'shown in section forjtlie' purpose of be'tteiillustration.

*Figure 3 is perspective view of one vof Y:the supportingmembers showing-the parts separated and V Figure lisa perspective view of one of the devices by Ivvhich 'the groost 'members proper areisupportedlon the cross bars;

In the accompanying vdrawvirigs 'I have used the reference numeral 10 to indicate thoseportionsshown ofa chicken lious'er the like. In` the chicken I'house is an ordi-y nary dropping board 111.

My roosts are preferably Imade in units or'sections eachof which has ftour supporting members, two or vniorec'r'oss bars and a plurality Vof 'roost members proper.

The supporting members each comprises a 'plurality of 'parts ivhich Will now described. Each supporting member forms substantiallya*post for supporting the cross lbar. There is 'sho-Wn in Figure 1 a {roost n 'having the roost lmembers 12, the cross bars 13"and the 'supporting fparts indicated igenis rectangular in lcross section as at 18a. fits lower part'ad'jacent tothe base 14 thev ve-rallyat' A. The construction of the ksupporting members' may vary.

[t is vmy purpose in providingA them to 'aii'o'idg irst,a simplesupport `for the cross 1'bar'-13; second, a `means for holding avermieide arranged in the pathot traifel of mites or lice crawling up the support toward the roost; tliirdg'a structure which can be readily-andeasily cleaned and fourth, a-support v*which can'be easily takenV apai'tlor assembled. f

In the drawings each supportis illustrated as having a base indicated generally at 1l and termed with a simple vupstai'idingr socket-member 15.v Tliebaseilliis prefer -ably provided aty its opposite ends `with notches 16 to receive bolts, nailsfsci'ei'vsfor 'the like 17'by vvhich the `base isrigidly fastened the dropping boaidlll. The. socket member y15'is provided with the socket recess 18 which at its-'lower part socket member lnisprovided with passages 19 extending Afrom its lexterior and" coin- -municating fivitlif theV socket recess 'portion 18a. i

The constructionor" ythe base lfl and-the socket member 15"is such as to permit scalding'ivater, v'eimicide or the like tobeused for 'thoroughly cleaning thev base.

The passages 19 Vpermit .the draining of the socket'opening.` Above each Abase is a stem or post 20,'tliefloiverportion"oic vwhich is designedfto be received inthe socket recess and is provided'at its'loiver eXtrem- `ity wvith a ii'a'ttened :portion QOa'adapted to be nonrotat'ably received in the portion 18 'of the socket 'recess 18.

At its upper end the post'Q() is provided 'witli afnotcli in its top as indicated 'at 21.

Onthje post 20 substantially above the base "dirt ortho like dropping from above 'For l'coacting''With the 'upper end of' the post 2O audits notch 21 there is provided lll! a supporting bracket member 27 secured to the under surface of the cross bar 13. Thev l bracket 27 is provided with a pair of spaced downwardly extending ears 28 connected by a pin 29 or the like.

The parts are so arranged and are of such sizes and shapes that the pin 29 may be dropped intov the slot 21 as shown in Figure 2 with the upper Apart of the post 20 received between the ears 28. There-is thus formed a loose hinge connection between the cross bar 13 and the post. V

It will be noted that each post consists of a base 14 with its socket member 15 and an upright post element 20 having between its ends the cup 22. The readily removable `cover member 25 and the' bracket 27 Vare preferably in the form of atruncated cone having a hole 31 extending through it to receive a screw 32 or the like which is `eX- tended through the roost member 12 and through the hole 31 and is screwed in the cross bar 13. i Y

The hea-d ofthe screw is preferably counter sunkin the top of the roost 12 and the hole is filled with putty `or the like 33 to make a smoothupper surface for the roost thus toleave no notches or recesses where vermin might gather. 'l

The spacer member 30 has a vertical slot 34 extended trom top to bottom and also from the hole 31 to the surface of the mem`V ber 30 to allow1 for scalding or otherwise cleansing orsterilizing fsuchmember.

It should perhaps be explained that the parts are so constructed and arranged that the pins 29 at one side of the roost structure are aligned Vwith each other andare preferably parallel with the pins at the other side so that the roost consisting of the members 12 and 13 may be readily lifted uponthe pins 29 hinged. i

To permit convenient cleaning of Vthe dropping board or to permit the post-on.

either side to be taken apart for sterilizing orthc like, the parts are so arranged that the posts 20 are nonrotatable. VVThey are held against rotation by the reception ot the flattened ends 20a ofthe posts 20 in the portions 18a of the socket recesses 18;

In the practical use of my improved roost` the cups 22 arepreferably partially filled` with some suitable vermiCide. `Mites, lice or the like crawling up the post will be unable to pass the liquid in the cups 2() and hence will not get up tothe roost members proper 12.

The vermicide tends to destroy the vermin. The frame consisting of roost membersy 12 and the cross bars 13 can be easily .tilted off the'posts in the manner just destalled, canbe easily kept clean and sani-A tary. They may be very easily taken apart.

For assembly, the members 12 and 13 may be lifted ott the posts and the covers 25 and the post with the cups 22 maybe lifted up and scalded orotherwise cleaned. Scalding water or vermicide may be poured on the sockets and the base 14 for cleaning them.

Some modifications lnay be made `in tbe details of the construction of the parts of vmv roost without departing from the real spirit and purpose of myinvention and it is my intention to cover by my claims any modified forms ofstructure or use of mechanical equivalents which may-be reasonably included within` the scope of the invention disclosed. y u r I claim as my invention:l

1. In a chicken roost, a plurality of supports, cross bars, roost members mounted .on

and connecting the cross bars, said cross bars beingrested upon said supports, said roost members being supported on and spaced from the cross bars by spacer membershaving holes through them and slots intheir walls extended through said holes and by fastening means extending from the roost Ilpembers throughthe holes through the cross ars. n

2. In a roost structure, cross bars, roost members supported thereon and supports for the crossbars comprising in each instance a base having a socket member, a post nonrotatably mounted in the socket member and readily detachable therefrom and a bracket o n one of the cross bars having al loose pivotal connection with the post.

3. In a roost structure, cross bars, roost members supported thereon and supports for the cross bars comprisingin each instance` a base having a socket member, a post non` rotatably mounted in the socket member and 'readily detachabletherefrom'and a bracket `on' one of the cross bars having a loose pivotal connection with the-post, each post having at its upper endl a notch and each bracket having a member `received in such notch.

4. Ina roost structure, cross bars', roost members supported thereon and supportsfor the cross bars comprising in each mstance a base` having rotatablymounted in the socket memberand read-ily detachable therefrom and a bracket on one of the cross bars having a loosepivotal connection with the post, each post hav-y ing at its upper end anotch and each bracket a soc vet member, a post non` Iii members supported thereon and supports for the cross bars comprising in each instance a base having a socket member, a post nonrotatably mounted in the socket member and y readily detachable therefrom and a bracket on one of the cross bars having a loose pivotal connection with the post, each post having formed thereon a cup for containing the vern'i'icide entirely surrounding the post.

6. In a roost structure, cross bars, roost members supported thereon and supports for the cross bars comprising in each instance a base having a socket member, a post nonrotatably mounted in the socket member and readily detachable therefrom and a bracket on one ot the cross bars having a loose Apivn otal connection with the post, eachpost having formed thereon a cup for containing the vermicide entirely surrounding the post and a protecting cover member on each post spaced above its cup.

7. In a roost structure, cross bars, roost members supported thereon and supports for the cross bars comprising in each instance a base having a` socket member, a post non-v rotatably mounted in the socket member and readily detachable therefrom and a bracket v on one of the cross bars having a loose pivotal connection with the post, each post hav-` a protecting cover member on each post spaced above its cup, said coverfmember being slidably removable from the post, the post beingprovided With a shoulder for supporting the cover member above the cup.v

8.` In a chicken roost, cross bars, roost members mounted on the cross bars, upright supporting posts spaced from each other and having in their upper ends registering slots, means on the cross bars loosely and removably received in said slots and adapted to afford pivotal connections between vthe cross bars and the posts. l

9. Ina roost structure, a plurality of sockets, posts detachably mounted in and held upright by said sockets, said posts being arranged with slots in their upper ends, cross bars, roost members on the cross bars,ebrack ets on said cross bars having portions detachably and pivotally received in said slots.

10. In a roost structure, a plurality of sockets, posts detachably mounted in and held upright Vby said sockets, said posts being arranged with slots in their upper ends, cross bars, roost members on the cross bars, brackets on said cross bars having portions detachably and pivotally received in said slots,

and portions for engaging the posts for preventing movement of the bars on horizontally. Y y

l1. In a structure of the class described, a plurality of bases having sockets, a chicken roost device comprising cross bars and roost members thereon and a series ot upright posts having their loWer ends detachably received in said sockets and having at their upper ends pivotal connections with the bars.

Des Moines, Iowa, October 22, 1926.

HENRY F. THUMANN. Y

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